The Iranian company Kian Zarrin Persa, in a trade review dated October 19, highlighted the transit opportunities of Turkmenistan for the transport of dates from Iran to Uzbekistan. According to the company, the Farap border crossing in Lebap velayat is one of the important points on this route.
The review describes trade conditions: Mazafati, Rabbi and Kalouteh dates grown in southern Iran are transported by 22-24 tonne trucks and transit takes 10-15 days.
The company indicated prices per ton subject to delivery before the Farap crossing: first-grade mazafati dates - $1,400, second-grade - $1,160, "rabbi" dates - $1,550. The review also explains in which cases, depending on the variety and moisture content of the dates, refrigerated trucks are needed, and in which cases conventional trucks are sufficient.
These figures are trade proposals from the company itself, and not government-approved tariffs. The review shows how the Farap crossing is used in interregional food trade.
